West Nile Virus found in bird in Anderson Co., mosquito spraying begins Mon.

This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

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This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

BELTON, S.C. (WSPA) – Crews plan to spray for mosquitoes in Anderson County after confirming a new case of West Nile Virus.

According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the virus was found in a bird near the intersection of Stringer Road and Old Williamston Road in Belton.

The Emergency Management Division in coordination with Gregory Pest Solutions, the County’s pest control contractor, will be spraying the affected area within a one-mile radius of where the dead bird was found.

The spraying will begin Monday night, and will include the placement of larvicide briquettes in standing water on public lands and in manholes, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office said that there no confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in humans in Anderson County.

The sheriff’s office offered the following advice to residence who live around that area:

The water-based pesticide used during spraying does not pose a health risk to humans or animals; however, beekeepers with hives in the area should arrange to relocate or cover hives until spraying has been completed. All local beekeeping organizations are being notified.

The larvicide briquettes placed in areas of standing water, to reduce the mosquito threat, should not be handled or disturbed by the public and will remain effective up to 45 days after placement.

A CodeRed alert message will be sent out to residents within a one-mile radius of where the infected bird was located alerting them to plans for spraying and directing them to the Emergency Management Division website for more information.

Residents are reminded of the most effective ways to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile Virus: